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New Zealand Nationals 2023

Wellington · 8 December 2023 · 16 events · 161 competitors · 295 personal bests

Angela Braganza won two of the 16 events (4×4, 6×6) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Ben Kirby by 0.09 seconds. 161 competitors produced 295 personal bests, 70 of which still stand today, and 30 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

A national record

Richard Yiheng Tao set the 3×3 single national record: 5.03.

Two wins
Angela Braganza — 4×4, 6×6
0.09s
closest final — 3×3, Ben Kirby over Jasper Murray
295
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Ben Kirby5.757.26
2×2Ram Thakkar (राम ठक्कर)1.651.99
4×4Angela Braganza24.9927.01
5×5Jasper Murray47.7349.97
6×6Angela Braganza1:29.911:40.47
7×7Dwyane Ramos2:17.952:21.37
3×3 blindfoldedJames Macdiarmid24.87—
3×3 one-handedDwyane Ramos7.919.72
ClockZayd Chaudhry3.824.47
MegaminxAlexander Vujcich28.0229.92
PyraminxJasper Murray1.271.63
SkewbYeon Kyun Park (박연균)2.372.78
Square-1Zayd Chaudhry7.468.50
4×4 blindfoldedJinsol Hong3:43.68—
5×5 blindfoldedJack McDougall19:39.00—
3×3 Multi-BlindJames Macdiarmid35 of 43 cubes · 58:24—

The PB harvest

295 set · 70 still standing
  • Jules Graham — Pyraminx single 1.16: into the top 0.12% of the event's history.
  • Carol Chai — Pyraminx single 1.43: into the top 0.34% of the event's history.
  • Cooper Jones — Pyraminx single 1.54: into the top 0.47% of the event's history.
  • Jules Graham — Clock single 3.53: into the top 1.6% of the event's history.
  • Matteo Ortiz — Pyraminx single 2.34: into the top 1.8% of the event's history.
  • Putian Ye (叶溥天) — Skewb single 2.28: into the top 2.2% of the event's history.
  • Andres Rodriguez — Skewb single 2.39: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
  • Caylum Hudson — Skewb single 3.33: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.

First-timers

30 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.

Records watch

8 regional records were set at this competition.

The field

161 competitors · 1629 results · 16 events.

Solve this final yourself

how this works →

The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Ben Kirby won it with a 7.26 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1B' R2 U2 F R2 F2 U2 F D' F R B' L B2 U L2 D B2 F
  2. 2D L U' B U' R D F U2 D2 B D2 R2 U2 B2 D' L' B2 L2
  3. 3R2 B' L2 R2 B' U2 F L2 D2 R' D' L2 B' R2 U2 F D2 L' D
  4. 4R B' R' B2 L2 F2 L U2 L2 R' D' B2 F D' F' L D2 R2 B2
  5. 5U' R F R2 D U B2 L2 B2 L2 D R' D2 U B' U L2 B' R

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

161 competitors

Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.